rufus
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Post by rufus on Nov 9, 2020 19:11:24 GMT -5
Article in the current handloader on the .357 maximum for all you maximum junkies
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rufus
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Post by rufus on Nov 9, 2020 19:12:44 GMT -5
Dang meant to post in reloading
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Post by contender on Nov 11, 2020 10:11:05 GMT -5
I got my magazine yesterday. I haven't read it yet,, but I will,, soon!
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Post by Encore64 on Nov 11, 2020 10:32:22 GMT -5
Nice...
I haven't read mine yet either. Been too busy at work.
Have a 10.5" Maximum that has been overhauled by John Gallagher. So, I'll be interested in this article.
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Post by bushog on Nov 11, 2020 10:48:49 GMT -5
Good news.
Every time I feel like cancelling my subscription they publish something worthwhile.
By design I suppose...
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Post by seminolewind on Nov 11, 2020 15:59:58 GMT -5
The article was a little disappointing as it was about reloading the Max for singleshots, not revolvers. That, and the fact that the author gave credit for the development of the 357 Maximum cartridge to Elgin Gates instead of Bill Ruger, Jr., as David Bradshaw has related to us. I didn't gain any new knowledge from the article. There is a pretty good article on Swift bullets in this issue though.
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Post by contender on Nov 13, 2020 22:39:37 GMT -5
I read mine the next day,, and while I do wish it had had more info using the revolvers,, I did enjoy the Contender info. I own a pair of T/C barrels in Maxi.
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Post by bigbrowndog on Nov 13, 2020 23:24:44 GMT -5
I was disappointed by Handloader when they mentioned on the Cover about an article for 6.5grendel and it turned out to be a question by a reader that got answered. REALLY!!!! You put on the cover that you answered a question!!!
Trapr
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Post by bushog on Nov 14, 2020 11:36:15 GMT -5
I was disappointed by Handloader when they mentioned on the Cover about an article for 6.5grendel and it turned out to be a question by a reader that got answered. REALLY!!!! You put on the cover that you answered a question!!! Trapr Yup...it's fun to read but honestly my Load Data subscription covers all of what I'm really interested in. I still ask for the CDs of the print version every year for Christmas from my better half. Have 'em all.
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Post by taffin on Nov 14, 2020 12:19:20 GMT -5
Good news. Every time I feel like cancelling my subscription they publish something worthwhile. By design I suppose... INTERESTING. I WAS THERE WITH THE FIRST ISSUE IN 1966 AND EVERY ONE SINCE--NEVER BEEN TEMPTED TO CANCEL.
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Post by bushog on Nov 14, 2020 14:09:23 GMT -5
Good news. Every time I feel like cancelling my subscription they publish something worthwhile. By design I suppose... INTERESTING. I WAS THERE WITH THE FIRST ISSUE IN 1966 AND EVERY ONE SINCE--NEVER BEEN TEMPTED TO CANCEL. I'm being dramatic I suppose...
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Post by taffin on Nov 14, 2020 14:33:37 GMT -5
I read mine the next day,, and while I do wish it had had more info using the revolvers,, I did enjoy the Contender info. I own a pair of T/C barrels in Maxi. ME TOO!! I think Brian Pearce is on a rotating schedule of handgun and rifle loads each every other issue. They are now, as they told me yesterday, on the "homestretch" for the Book of the .44. Part of the book will include the early 1940s ".44 Associates" loading manual and in-depth loading information on the .44 Special provided by Brian.
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Post by Encore64 on Nov 14, 2020 14:59:22 GMT -5
Two comments on this...
Handloader is by far and away my favorite of the gun magazines.
Wish Brian Pearce did revolver articles every issue. Truly, his revolver articles are the highlight for me. He seriously needs to compile them into a hardcover.
His depth into the research reminds me of Phil Sharpe and Ken Waters.
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Post by taffin on Nov 14, 2020 16:25:59 GMT -5
Two comments on this... Handloader is by far and away my favorite of the gun magazines. Wish Brian Pearce did revolver articles every issue. Truly, his revolver articles are the highlight for me. He seriously needs to compile them into a hardcover. His depth into the research reminds me of Phil Sharpe and Ken Waters. I'VE trying to get him to compile all of his handgun articles together into a book. Even volunteered to proofread it for him.
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Post by taffin on Nov 14, 2020 16:40:38 GMT -5
The article was a little disappointing as it was about reloading the Max for singleshots, not revolvers. That, and the fact that the author gave credit for the development of the 357 Maximum cartridge to Elgin Gates instead of Bill Ruger, Jr., as David Bradshaw has related to us. I didn't gain any new knowledge from the article. There is a pretty good article on Swift bullets in this issue though. Here is what Elgin said: "the second possibility was either to get more power of existing straight-wall revolver cases or to make them longer or bigger--possibly both. The latter is the route I took in October 1975 when I started serious work on a series of longer and/or larger revolver cartridges. For want of a better name at the time I dubbed them Super Mags. The first one I worked on was .35 caliber, which I felt was the optimum for revolvers. The riteria was simple: it had to have ballistics that would at least equal the power of the .44 Magnum as regarding long-range knock down abilitY; hopefully a bit more. This, together with the potential of flatter trajectory and higher velocity of the .35 caliber bullet, could rejuvenate the old .357 Magnum into a high performance revolver cartridge. At the time, my old long-case .357 Magnum brass from my 1952 African hunting days which had been formed from .32-30 cases was in storage. I decided to lengthen standard .357 Magnum brass for testing. There being no long-cylinder revolver available at that time, original testing had to be done with re-chambered Thompson/Center Contenders. By using a .44 Magnum Thompson/Center barrel and a standard .357 Magnum Thompson/Center barrel chambered for progressively longer cases, it was a fairly simple task to make the necessary ballistic comparisons." He illustrates his words with the drawing of the .357 Super Mag showing a cartridge case with a length of 1.610" and the drawing is dated with his name and October 9, 1975. Bill Junior may have led the way in getting a revolver chambered for this part however, Elgin Gates developed it long before Ruger and Dan Wesson chambered it in their revolvers. Earlier on Elgin had also designed the .375, .41, and .445 Super Mags. I did much of the original testing Load Development for him on the .375 Super Mag using his personal Seville Super Mag. An excellent reference book is Shooting Steel published in 1986 by IHMSA. This contains 10 years of articles many of us contributed to the IHMSA publication, The Silhouette.
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